Former President Donald Trump had an 81st birthday present for his successor on Monday.
The 77-year-old Trump released a glowing letter purportedly from his personal doctor crowing about his “excellent” health and claiming that he had lost an unspecified amount of weight.
“I am pleased to report that President Trump’s overall health is excellent. His physical exam was within normal range and his cognitive exam was abnormal,” read the letter signed by Dr. Bruce Aronwald of Morristown, NJ.
“Cardiovascular studies were all normal and cancer screening tests were all negative. President Trump has lost weight through improved diet and continued daily physical activity, while maintaining a strict schedule,” the letter added.
Aronwald claims to have conducted “several comprehensive examinations” of Trump since he left office, with the most recent occurring on September 13.
Donald Trump’s doctor gave him a clean bill of health, but didn’t reveal many specifics. AP
Weeks before the September screening, Trump’s weight was listed at 215 pounds when he turned himself in to be charged in a case alleging he improperly tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia.
Trump’s reported weight, which was met with widespread disbelief, would be about 30 pounds lighter than what was revealed in his final White House physical.
Both Biden and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have raised questions about the former president’s cognitive abilities following a handful of rants and other mishaps on the stump.
A letter from Donald Trump’s doctor. Social Truth
“The presidency is not a job for someone who has reached the age of 80,” DeSantis told CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday. “I just think that’s something that has been shown with Joe Biden. Father Time is invincible. Donald Trump is no exception to all of that.
“I think, with someone like me, you go in — I’m in the prime of my life — I leave on day one. I will serve two terms, deliver big results, and get the country moving again. That’s what Republican voters want to see.”
Trump has a long history of boasting about his physical prowess.
Dr. Harold Bornstein faces controversy for his bold claims about Donald Trump’s health.Bornstein/Splash News
During the 2016 election cycle, the Trump campaign promoted a letter from his then-doctor, Dr. Harold Bornstein, who declared that Trump would be “the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.”
Bornstein, who died in January 2021, claimed in 2018 that then-candidate Trump had dictated the letter over the phone. He also claimed that three then-vice presidents had “raided” his office in early 2017 and released the then-president’s medical records.
Trump cut ties with Bornstein after the doctor went public with his allegations.
President Biden celebrated his 81st birthday on Monday. Chris Kleponis / Pool via CNP / SplashNews.com
If Trump regains the presidency and serves four years, he will surpass Biden as the oldest commander-in-chief in US history.
If Biden is re-elected and serves a full second term, he will be 86 years old at the end.
Biden’s physical report was released in February, declaring him a “healthy, fit, 80-year-old man.”
Donald Trump believes he is in good shape to become president again.REUTERS
The president’s medical expert, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, pegged Biden at 178 pounds and six feet tall.
Doctors stated that Biden suffered from conditions including gastroesophageal reflux, nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, “light sensory peripheral neuropathy of the legs,” allergies and nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.
Both men are their respective parties’ front-runners for the 2024 presidential nomination.
Aronwald did not immediately respond to a request for comment by The Post.
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